Poems in Spanglish (i.e. mixed English and Spanish). Poems previously published: "Today I became Mexican, like my father" in Quiet Lightning (2019)-- "A Recipe of Tradition: Enchiladas Verdes" in Edible East Bay (2019)--"Gualmar" in The Boiler (2020) -- "Abuelita Lupe, the patriot" in Bozalta (2021) -- "De nada" in Bozalta (2021)
Contents:
Self portrait as list -- ¡Gracias! -- De nada -- I'm so Mexican -- the rhythm of the wind -- el ritmo del viento -- Abuelita Lupe, the patriot -- Reclaim, an Erasure -- Sana, sana, colita de rana -- An ode to Jack in the Box 2 for 99 cent tacos -- Lost (in translation) & Found (in application) -- Capirotada as a poem recipe -- Abuelita Lupe, the diabetic -- The last paletero in San Francisco -- I am perfect -- corny & nonsensical -- A Recipe of Tradition -- El Poema -- Abuelita Lupe, the gold digger -- Mexican Heaven -- Mexican Hell -- Cielo Mexicano -- Infierno Mexicano -- All my memories are now apartment complexes -- Abuelita Lupe, the myth -- The Finals -- Gualmar -- Gualmar (español) -- Today, I became Mexican like my father.
Summary:
"Hell/a Mexican is an appreciation of the tragicomedy that is existing on American soil with foreign roots. These stories shed light on the boundless experience of living and learning through your identity. This collection, much like us, reaches for hope: sometimes we find it, sometimes we don't."--Page 4 of cover
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